Re: How to suppress the "multiple definitions of symbol"

[Paul Pluzhnikov]

csmgroup@gmail.com writes:

> <<<<<header.inl>>>>
> Hello::Hello(int i_, int j_) { ... }
> void Hello::print() { ... }

> <<<<module>>>>
> #include "header.h"
> #include "header.inl"
...
> And the main program has the same .inl even though it doesn't use the
> class.

In this case, you must declare the methods "inline".

> There are error messages that symbols are duplicated.

That's correct: you didn't make them inline, and you provided 2
separate definitions, hence the error.

> I think there is a g++ flag that can suppress this kind of error.
> Any ideas?

There might be a flag to suppress such errors, but why not write
correct code instead?

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